“Cannot say it any other way. She is heroic.”
Yep. She’s also a bit daft.
1) Never go on “vacation” in remote areas in winter unless you are truly prepared.
2) Never go into a remote area over holidays when people tend to stay home (e.g. Christmas time). If something goes wrong you’re less likely to get helped because you’ll be less likely to run into people by chance because they were smart enough to stay home with their families.
You make excellent points.